March 15-21 Education News: Autism, Budgets, Stress Reduction and More.
Here’s this week’s Saturday education news roundup. Every week, we offer a digest of current events in education, with a special focus on US and UK issues.
One child in 60 ’suffers from a form of autism’ (dailymail.co.uk) – Researchers at Cambridge University in the UK have found that figures on autism sufferers may be much higher than previously thought. New research points to the increasing burden on public health systems in dealing with problems linked to autism, with figures on autism rates in children increasing sharply over the last 40 years.
A New High School, With College Mixed In (The New York Times) – School officials are preparing to open the doors of a Brooklyn high school aimed at blending high school and college-level courses. The five year school, to be called the City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, could grant both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree to graduates.
Duncan Eyes ‘New Era’ in Science Teaching (EducationWeek) – Quoted for his stance that that nation’s education policy “will not allow scientific research to be held hostage to a political agenda,” the new US Education Secretary oulines plans to utilize economic stimulus funds to enhance fields including general sciences and the arts.
College study finds two-year ‘penalty’ (USA Today Education News) – A new study finds that bachelor’s graduates who completed their first two years of education at a community college earn more on average than those who started at a four year school. The study’s data comes from an analysis of the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, a project run by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Science Foundation.
Schools Battle Student Stress with Creative Strategies (U.S. News & World Report) – Amidst concerns over rising pressures to achieve among students of all ages, school are looking for new ways to reduce anxiety in the classroom. New ideas include yoga, tai chi, and limits on how much homework teachers can impose.
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